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Thermal power is the largest source of power in India. There are different types of thermal power plants based on the fuel that are used to generate the steam such as coal, gas, and diesel, natural gas. About 71% of electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants. [8]
A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. [1]
For utility power generation, India consumed 622.22 million tons of coal during 2019–20 which is less by 1% compared to 628.94 million tons during 2018–19. However coal imports for utility power generation increased by 12.3% during year 2019–20 at 69.22 million tons from 61.66 million tons during 2018–19. [100]
Super Thermal Power Stations or Super Power Station are a series of ambitious power projects planned by the Government of India. With India being a country of chronic power deficits, the Government of India has planned to provide 'power for all' by the end of the eleventh plan .
THDC India Limited is a Mini Ratna Category-I Enterprise. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The current CMD of the corporation is R.K Vishnoi. At present the company has four power plants in operation namely Tehri Dam (1000 MW), Koteshwar Dam (400 MW), 50 MW Wind project in Patan (Gujarat) and 63 MW Wind project in Dwarka (Gujarat).
NTPL Thermal Power Station is a 1000 MW (2×500 MW) coal-based thermal plant in the Tuticorin District of Tamil Nadu. The project is a joint venture of TANGEDCO and NLC India Limited . The units were commissioned in March and April 2015, respectively.
In India, 99.99% of the population have access to power supply. [44] By 2013, India became the world's third largest producer of electricity with 4.8% global share, surpassing Japan and Russia. [45] [46] India ranks 6th globally in hydropower generation during the year 2019. [19]
Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located in the outskirts of Visakhapatnam city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [1] The power plant is one of the coal fired power plants of NTPC, a Government of India enterprise. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Kalinga Block of Talcher Coal fields in Odisha. The ...